Stylet device for guiding an enteral feeding tube
US5658253A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J15/0007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is an improved stylet for a enteric or nasoenteric feeding tubes. In broadest terms, the present invention comprises: a stylet for a feeding tube, the stylet having: (a) a stylet hub having a bore therethrough and adapted to be attached to one end of the feeding tube, the bore having an inner surface; (b) a longitudinally extending reinforcement member adapted to extend through the feeding tube, the reinforcement member having a proximal end; and (c) a hollow member having an outer surface and having an aperture, the hollow member disposed in the bore so as to hold the inlet end of the reinforcement member between the outer surface and the inner surface through an interference fit.
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